Vanessa Rivera

Last year I got an email and my eyes pretty much bulged out of my head 😅 I was asked if I wanted to create art for Jennifer Love Hewitt. After double checking 10 times to make sure it wasn’t a fake email I responded absolutely yes! I got to chat with her and she told me about her book and the beautiful inspiration behind it. It wasn’t just a random book she was making, this was a project straight from her heart and I’m just so honored to have been a part of it. I created 2 photos for inside the book but it wasn’t until after, that the idea of me making the cover got tossed around. You can only imagine how over the moon I was to be entrusted with it. See being an artist on social media can be a rough roller coaster. Because our art is connected to our hearts, seeing it be constantly rejected or praised solely on the vanity of numbers that we’ve been trained to obsess over, can be very emotionally and mentally destructive. But it’s moments and opportunities like this that heal our hearts as artists. When our art is loved by a person rather than a number. So thank you Jennifer for the opportunity and for all the kind words you’ve shared about me and family’s art. You have no idea how much this has all meant to me. Thank you! 💛 #fyp #photomagic #MomsofTikTok #BookTok #digitalart

No tea cups were harmed in the making of this shoot 🫖(surprisingly 💁🏻‍♀️) #behindthescenes #fyp #MomsofTikTok #photomagic #photoshoot

The way I thought we were going to topple down the stairs 😅 I really thought this photo was only going to take like 6-8 hours 🤡 #MomsofTikTok #photomagic #fyp #digitalart #behindthescenes

One of my goals for this year was to use my art to bring a smile and positive energy to families. I’ve been following @Meg Loeks for years and Leo’s story. So when I found out he loved Star Wars I really just wanted to create something for him that helped him see himself as the warrior that he is. Life can be so unfair, but kids like Leo remind us how strong and resilient children are. Seeing his reaction to the photo was a core memory for me 💛 #photomagic #digitalart #fyp #mandalorian

The part where he hits the wall with all his might 😂 #MomsofTikTok #momlife #fyp #behindthescenes #photomagic

This explains why my husband’s wallet and keys are always missing 😂 #MomsofTikTok #fyp #digitalart #photomagic #momtok

When we left California and moved to Michigan, we left behind all our family and it had been a little over a year since we saw everyone 😭 Anthony had a work project so he left 2 weeks before, then on the day the kids and I were supposed to pick him up from the airport, we finally spilled the beans to the kids that we had planned for us to fly to California too to spend a week with our families. I had just battled back to back flus for 3 weeks so I was a little exhausted but I managed to pack up 4 kids, 5 bags, our bunny Lola, guinea pig Pickle, prep our chickens for the week, and made it to our flight just as the doors were about to start closing 😅 #grwm #fyp #MomsofTikTok #momtok #Vlog

Replying to @Tiny Vills We miss them already and In-N-Out 😅🫶 #Vlog #fyp #MomsofTikTok #momlife #momtok